Round 9
Parramatta Eels 26 def. Balmain Tigers 7
| 1981 NSWRFL Round 9 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/4518 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 24th May, 1981 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Barry Bradstock | |||||||
| Venue | Cumberland (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 7,878 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 12 | |||||
| Penalties | 8 | – | 6 | |||||
| Parramatta | Scoresheet | Balmain | ||||||
| Peter STERLING | 2 | T | Larry COROWA | |||||
| Graeme ATKINS | ||||||||
| Steve ELLA | ||||||||
| Ray PRICE | ||||||||
| Brad WILLIAMS | ||||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 4 | G | 2/2 | Wayne MIRANDA | ||||
| Parramatta | Teams | Balmain | ||||||
| Steve McKENZIE | 1 | FB | 1 | Phil SCHAEFER | ||||
| Graeme ATKINS | 2 | W | 2 | Wayne MIRANDA | ||||
| Michael CRONIN | 3 | C | 3 | John DAVIDSON | ||||
| Brett KENNY | 4 | C | 4 | Wayne WIGHAM | ||||
| Brad WILLIAMS | 5 | W | 5 | Larry COROWA | ||||
| Steve ELLA | 6 | FE | 6 | Olsen FILIPAINA | ||||
| Peter STERLING | 7 | HB | 7 | Percy KNIGHT (c) | ||||
| Ray PRICE | 8 | L | 8 | Neil PRINGLE | ||||
| Paul TAYLOR | 9 | 2R | 9 | Gerard CROWE | ||||
| Kevin STEVENS | 10 | 2R | 10 | Gary WEBSTER | ||||
| Ron HILDITCH | 11 | FR | 11 | Ian THOMSON | ||||
| Steve EDGE (c) | 12 | HK | 12 | Neil WHITTAKER | ||||
| Jeff EMERY | 13 | FR | 13 | Rod MORRIS | ||||
| Phil MANN | 14 | B | 14 | Allan McMAHON | ||||
| Bruce GRIMALDI | 15 | B | 15 | Gary SPEARS | ||||
| Michael COLLINS | 16 | B | 16 | John SPARKS | ||||
| Jack GIBSON | HC | Frank STANTON | ||||||
Team Info
Parramatta
- Previous Game:
- Round 8 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- 1981 Tooth Cup - Round 2 vs. Canterbury
- Out:
- Neville Glover (wing), Brett Scott (five-eighth), Robert Cowie (front row), Geoff Coburn (bench)
- In:
- Brad Williams (wing), Steve Ella (five-eighth), Jeff Emery (front row), Phil Mann (bench), Bruce Grimaldi (bench)
Balmain
- Previous Game:
- Round 8 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- Round 10 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- David Grant (second row), Steve Kerr (bench)
- In:
- Gerard Crowe (second row), Allan McMahon (bench), Gary Spears (bench)
- Changes:
- John Sparks (five-eighth to bench), Olsen Filipaina (bench to five-eighth)
Match Notes
Parramatta's players wore both their home and away jersey during this match, presumably as a result of the muddy playing conditions.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Steven Russo, Greg Fiveash
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